The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-21
METAL AND WOOL MARK Ts,

H.Hlr buo-A AcOlluS II WOOL. rHth
NEW YonK, Nov. 19.-Bradstreet's says:
There is no special change in the Eastern
pig iron market aside from a reported
hardening in LehiRh brands. No change
of prices is announced in any direction.
Central Western markets are well char.
acterized by Rogers, Brown & Co., Of Gin.
%cinnati, as follows:
1.-THE divergence OF viewa between buy
ers and SELLERS seems to be greater than
ever. The Inter consider that the course
Of events in the last two weeks has ma
terially strengthened their position, and
some who were a little weak in October
nov confidently look for higher prices
within sixty days"
Bar iron Is no stronger. and there is no
Improvement in nails, Scotch pig or for.
eign bessemer. Old material is somewhat
stronger on a little better foreign demand.
Rails are unchanged at about 1872 or
$32 so at Eastern mille. The meeting OF
tho makers Tuesday had no special result.
There has been considerable irregularity
IN the copper market. Lake ingot the
first Of the week sold at III
cents for Immediate delivery, but a day
or two later it advanced sharply. to 12
cents. Consumers have bought more or
less freely at the latter price, and several
Of the lake companies have sold for future
delivery all the way from 12 cents to 13
cents a pound.
2 Is.
At Chicago the iron situation has i'm
proved in tone. Manufactured iron and
steel have been in fair request and maui.
ries for the future have been more nu.
merous. An increase! was noted in the
small orders for pig-iron, while several
large sales were made to manufacturers OF
cars and car wheels. Steel rails are yery
Quot, but manufacturers think that the
railroads will aoon begin to order.
at st. Louis merchant iron ia in GOOD
movement with values holding their own,
Some large pig.iron contracts for next
year have given a stronger tone to that
market, and current demand for small lots
y more active than lately, with coneidera.
BILE inquiry ahead.
TIE WOOL MARKETS,
While the tone Of the Eastern wool
markets continues better than a month
ago, dealers have to be Satisfied with that,
The improvement in feeling has not re-.
quilted in any any advance in values, and
the increase in amount of business done
is irregular. Some kinds Of wool are In
good request, aB, for example, fine delaine
and No. ! combing. Others rule in buy.
ers' favor. Purchases are somewhat larger
than they have been, apparently on &C.
count OF growing consumption, and yet
there ia no general disposition to stock up
for the heavyweight goods that will be
manufactured next spring. The amount
Of wool now stored on the seaboard is be-.
lieved to BIO relatively small, In the
country, where the staple is firmly held.
there are, on the other hand, unusually
large supplics.
No change Is apparent in the. recently.
prevailing conditions at Boston, Mann.
iacturers are taking a fair amount Of stock
week by week, but make their purchases
80 cautiously and 40 closely to their re-.
quirements that no advance in pricea Ia
likely to be secured.
Fine Ohio and Pennsylvania 'aeeces n
firm, and holders Of Territory stock, which
has sold freely, are generally confident,
Current quotations are as follows, in com.
parison with last year and the year before:
+; Eey; 2o,' Nov. 10, Nov Is,
Ohio and Pennsylvania X. .S2aS3 81 as5 e Siaeo
Ohio and Pennsylvania 49,
Ohio and Pennsylvania 90 o0
XN and above ........35a37 s6kaa7L aooea
FFJuai ShIo Al: ''''".'SiaS! 80 ass 2a3o
Nm : y !, o nns, nnTs n soa5a 90 a37 35a36
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